Two Louisville police officers are being hailed heroes for helping a young boy.

Two Louisville police officers are being hailed heroes for helping a young boy.

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Updated: 9:02 PM EDT Oct 8, 2014

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WEBVTT AND I'M RICK VAN HOOSE. TWO LOUISVILLE POLICE OFFICERS ARE BEING CREDITED WITH SAVING THE LIFE OF A TWO-YEAR OLD BOY WHO WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED AFTER AN ACCIDENT. BOTH THE OFFICERS AND THE FAMILY OF THE BOY SAY IT WAS TEAMWORK THAT MADE THINGS HAPPEN, DESPITE A DIFFICULT LANGUAGE BARRIER. WLKY'S ANN BOWDAN SPOKE WITH POLICE AND FAMILY AND HAS MORE ON THIS HERO'S STORY..ANN. RICK AND VICKI..THE FAMILY OF 2-YEAR OLD LITTSON ... SAY THE POLICE ARE THEIR ANGELS..AND BECAUSE OF THEM..THEIR BABY BOY IS HAPPY..HEALING..AND ALIVE. "I want to say them, thank you so much if they help my baby, my baby now is happy and has the life." BUT FOR SOME VERY SCARY MOMENTS FOR THIS CUBAN FAMILY..THEY HAD NO GUARANTEE FOR 2-YEAR OLD LITTSON. PLAYING DOWNSTAIRS IN THE BASEMENT WITH SIBLINGS... THE FAMILY'S AQUARIUM FELL ON THE TODDLER.. GLASS SHATTERING OVER HIM. "We don't see nothing and it was like BOOM." "And my little baby..was bleeding too much here on the head." THE FAMILY RUSHED LITSSON OUT THE DOOR. THEY SPOTTED A POLICE CAR.. AND STOPPED FOR HELP.. OFFICER JASON DEWITT AND CHRIS LOTT JUMPED INTO ACTION. "all we could see was blood and we tried to move a little bit of the towel and it was uncontrolled bleeding so we knew we had to react fast and that's just what we did." THE CLOSEST AMBULANCE WAS MILES AWAY... "So we decided at the time that it was in the best interest to just transport ourselves and to save any extra time that we could." THE TWO OFFICERS RADIOED FOR ASSISTANCE. "We had 2 marked cars that were clearing the interstate, clearing intersections downtown, we had first division officers block roads..." LITTLE LITTSON ARRIVED AT KOSAIR..IN MINUTES. "I say thank you Lord you send too many people to help us, the language was a little thing but the hearts..everybody was only one." "It was fortunate that we were there at the right time and everything..but that's what we signed up for..to serve and protect." THE FAMILY FIRST CALLED 9-1-1 BUT HAD TROUBLE COMMUNICATING IN ENGLISH WHAT HAPPENED..AND OFFICERS DEWITT AND LOT WERE ACTUALLY ON ANOTHER TRAFFIC STOP WHEN THE FAMILY PULLED UP NEXT TO THEM. RIGHT NOW LITTLE LITSSON IS AT HOME RESTING. HE HAS 12 STAPLES IN HIS HEAD AND MORE THAN 30 STITCHES AROUND HIS BODY...BUT AS YOU HEARD..HIS FAMILY SAYS..HE'S HAPPY..AND SO ARE THEY. ANN BOWDAN, WLKY NEWS.

Officers hailed as heroes for rushing toddler to hospital

Two Louisville police officers are being hailed heroes for helping a young boy.